Administrative Staff

Sabrina Biggus Student Affairs Administrator, CIR

Sabrina has a passion for helping to guide and motivate students as they work toward achieving their educational goals. She has over 8 years of a successful career in orchestrating student support programs and has worked in the areas of student finance, admissions, and academic advising, which have allowed her to become very knowledgeable of the student life cycle. 

Sabrina earned her BS in Sport Management from Howard University and holds an MBA in Management along with a Graduate Certificate in Customer Experience Management from Keller Graduate School of Management. 

Phone: (773) 702-8312
E-mail: egenbar@uchicago.edu 
Office: 1155 E. 60th Street, Room 285B 

Chad Cyrenne, Executive Director and Assistant Dean, MA Programs in the Social Sciences

Chad Cyrenne supports the academic and administrative leadership in MAPSS, MACSS, and CIR. He oversees our institutional operations, collaborates with the Dean of Students on academic and curricular policy, and helps lead Divisional efforts in MA program development. 

Chad earned his PhD from the University of Chicago (Political Science), a CEP from the Institut d’Etudes politiques de Paris (Sciences Po), a BA from Amherst College, and an IB from the Lester B. Pearson College of the Pacific. He taught as Senior Lecturer at UChicago (Political Theory) before assuming his current position. 

Phone: (773) 702-5885
E-mail: cmcyrenn@uchicago.edu
Office: 1155 E. 60th Street, Room 285E

Sparkle Dalphinis, Director of Graduate Admissions and Enrollment

Sparkle is the Director of Graduate Admissions and Enrollment for the Social Sciences Division at UChicago.  She has years of experience working in undergraduate and graduate recruitment.  Sparkle works closely with MA programs within SSD to support the recruitment and enrollment of students in the program. 

Sparkle earned her Master of Education in Cultural and Educational Policy from Loyola University Chicago and her Bachelor of Science in Business from DePaul University.  She is passionate about helping students achieve their educational goals and assisting them through the graduate school search and application process. 

Phone: (773) 834-5068
E-mail: sdalphinis@uchicago.edu 
Office: 1155 E. 60th Street, Room 285D 

Daniel Duhon, Budget and Programs Administrator

Daniel brings a wealth of administrative and opreational experience to the Masters Program in the Social Sciences. He is the Budget and Programs Administrator and brings over 15 years of related customer service skills and 5 years of administrative experience to the roll. Daniel is a recent graduate of California State University of San Bernardino with his Business Management & Administration degree. He most recently served as an Installation Coordinator where he scheduled installations, managed budget reports, and assisted with onboarding of new hires. He is excited to use his skillset and is dedicated to assisting with administrative needs and facilitating the day to day operations of our MAPSS, MACSS and CIR departments. 

Phone: (773) 702-9391
E-mail: dduhon@uchicago.edu
Office: 1155 E. 60th Street, Room 407